After market tail lights on ebay

[EricW]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-89-HONDA-ACCORD-4DR-4D-RED-CLEAR-ALTEZZA-TAIL-LIGHTS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ8012 722209QQrdZ1

[getready]

looks almost like a civic tail conversion or something. way better than most altezzas i've seen, thats for sure

[3G Jester]

Fits:
89-96 Ford F-150
89-96 Ford F-250
89-96 Ford Bronco

reqad item condition and description.

[EricW]

I saw that but the pics are the real thing. Not that I am planning on buying them.

[getready]

well thats lame, the title is for accords. it even has like a konigsegg or some other ridiculously expensive exotic on the picture, you;d think he'd at least be selling CAR taillights..

[3G Jester]

i do like them though. not like ricey "euros"

[88accordhb]

big pic sure looks like sedan tails tho.

[Vanilla Sky]

yeah, i do like them. i might consider them...

[frankie89]

at least they made a set for accords, took them long enough, but they look ok i guess.

[Vanilla Sky]

i do wonder who exactly makes them...

[3G Jester]

if i still had a 3g id get em. the bolt patern even looks like it would fit.

[frankie89]

yeah they only fit a 4dr not a coupe...

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

They actually look like they are made for the 4 door. Hopefully they come out with different styles.

[smufguy]

Not bad looking, i might get them later on next year. Looks pretty nice if you ask me.

[Acid X]

They almost look like the lights off of a camry.

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

yeah they only fit a 4dr not a coupe...
See, even the aftermarket companies know that the sedan is the best 3gee. LOL

[crazykamper]

wow!! those look very good!! im a noob, so basically if i was to get sedan lights, they wont fit on my coupe??? that sUCKS!!! i would get those if i had the money. they dont look ricey, and they look very nice.

[Magny]

if i still had a 3g id get em. the bolt patern even looks like it would fit.


yeah they only fit a 4dr not a coupe...

hate to break it to ya guys, but the 88-89 tails will not fit the 86-87 unless you do minor drilling to the bracket to get the right bolt locations. I had to replace my driver side tail housing cause the original I had when i first bought it was cracked open. when I placed an order for the 87 housing, they gave me an 88 by mistake. drove around with it on for a while, but couldn't put it on without doing the minor modification. so now since i have the right part on, you can still notice the modification i had made to fit the 88 on that one side. but then again, we will do just about anything to get the parts we want right lol. so yeah minor modification to the original bolt patterns will need to be made for guys with the 86-87 models.

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

It says 88-89 not 86-89.

[3gn86lxi]

Those are bad ass. I wish that they did a center cection too, cause that won't match.:sad2:
BTW........All sedan lights will fit All years. I have an 86 and I have 89 tail lights on it, bolted up with no mods.

[ICEMAN707]

hate to break it to ya guys, but the 88-89 tails will not fit the 86-87 unless you do minor drilling to the bracket to get the right bolt locations. I had to replace my driver side tail housing cause the original I had when i first bought it was cracked open. when I placed an order for the 87 housing, they gave me an 88 by mistake. drove around with it on for a while, but couldn't put it on without doing the minor modification. so now since i have the right part on, you can still notice the modification i had made to fit the 88 on that one side. but then again, we will do just about anything to get the parts we want right lol. so yeah minor modification to the original bolt patterns will need to be made for guys with the 86-87 models.

what are you talking about? i've swapped between 87 (88 is the same as 87) and 89 taillights so many times and they are exactly the same except the lenses outside. maybe you are mistaking between coupe and sedan? cus the coupe tails are taller height cus of the extra black plastic piece at the bottom whereas the sedans are shorter height since the trunk frame has a bigger metal piece right under the tails between the rear bumper. point is, the taillights are interchangeable so long as you keep it sedan - sedan, coupe - coupe, hatch - hatch....cus each trim is different from the front fender back. the only things similar between the three are everything in front of the cab. coupe and hatch are the same up to the front doors though, obviously.

[Magny]

Nah, ordered the 87 sedan tails and got the 88 sedans instead. went to go and put them on, was kinda akward cause one side went in no problem, and the other refused. I dunno. mabey it was a defective part i guess. but thats what happened to me.

[ICEMAN707]

hmm you said the original got busted right? maybe the previous owner backed it to something and not only the taillight broke but maybe the housing is no longer straight. or like you said, you got a defective replacement.

[Magny]

well you could be right about the bracket not being straigt, haven't really looked into it, just wanted to get another taillight housing before the cops started busting my balls about it when it was like that. but this was like over 3 years ago so, i dunno.

[Cheeseburger]

they look sweet! but i don't think that they center section is not going to match

[bobafett]

well guys it could have looked a whole lot worse! :) at least they're clean

[bullard123]

Shoot! Them jokers just put me out of business.

[Cheeseburger]

Shoot! Them jokers just put me out of business.

lol that sucks bro :sadwave:

[myaccord7]

wow, i like them. its says 88-89 Honda Accord 4 Dr Sedan Only, under the picture. not a bad price. thats cool, im glad someone is making them.



zach

[ICEMAN707]

i wished also that they made matching center taillight trunk sections, or maybe they just forgot to make them cus they make the center sections for civics. but i think the center sections are easy to mod to match those custom tails. the center sections are already red and white mostly. just paint the yellow part around the reverse lights black or a bright silver.

[88Accord-DX]

Ebay is going to be the last place to find any aftermarket stuff it looks like. I can't beleive the pages of stuff listed on there for such an old car.

The lights look cool. Yeah, too bad they don't come with the center peice. I cold imagine what the price would be for them then.

[2drSE-i]

go bullard! id rather buy a part from you than support some ebay company

so get crackin on my coupe tails :D

[thegreatdane]

Aftermarket taillights for the 3g, I thought I'd never see the day. Those look good, someone just needs to tell them that they need to start making the inner ones as well. I think the problem is that the outer ones was already being made as stock replacements so they just had to change the lense color, but the inner ones was never made as replacement parts. They would have to make those from scratch.

[crazykamper]

i would love to have them either way, i would just disconect somehow my inner ones and get rid of them some way.... jk. that would be kinda wierd, but at the same time kinda kool.

[paso100]

Here's a quick and dirty chop of the ebay lights for comparison. Not the best chop, but it'll give you the idea. BTW, I already bought them and will post pics after install. I think they'll look pretty good even w/ the stock centers.
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stockhttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid193/p99292324f9eddbcadd97dd169188447c/f18745b4.jpg
ebaylightshttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid193/p9b0315fd331c4a9540cc9b79a30b37a3/f187450c.jpg

[bullard123]

The inner ones are very easy to do. Just take the center piece off of the car,use a heat gun arund the edges of the light to loosen the glue,trace the orange reflector part onto a piece of paper and once you have the lights off of the frame use a table saw and cut the light straight down the center and just trace the outline of the orange reflector that you traced earlier onto a sheet of plexiglass 1/8 inch thick and do the same to the light cover stuff. Glue it together with some acrylic glue let it dry and you are done. I just made some clear/red tails for my hatch I'll post pics up this weekend.

[smufguy]

why is the image of the accord flipped? its kinda weird looking at the muffler on the other side. Well, without the center pieces, i think it will look stupid.

[frantik]

The inner ones are very easy to do. Just take the center piece off of the car,use a heat gun arund the edges of the light to loosen the glue,trace the orange reflector part onto a piece of paper and once you have the lights off of the frame use a table saw and cut the light straight down the center and just trace the outline of the orange reflector that you traced earlier onto a sheet of plexiglass 1/8 inch thick and do the same to the light cover stuff. Glue it together with some acrylic glue let it dry and you are done. I just made some clear/red tails for my hatch I'll post pics up this weekend.

hehe.. as opposed to putting you out of business, they might get you business from cats who want clear center sections :rockon:

if the centers were clear on top too that'd be tight.. i'd be better than the all reds thats for sure

[2drSE-i]

he has a point :)

[3G Jester]

well as far as the trunk peices are concerned...dallas (fryedoug) he took it out and shaved it..looks reall nice. those would look great on his ride.

is anyone gonna buy these? and shave the center peice?

[carotman]

You could always paint the center piece all red.

They definetly look awesome. I always wanted red/clear lights...

I'm pretty sure they're made by TYC (or maybe APC)

[Vanilla Sky]

if they are TYC, we know who got them made, eh?

[led_fut]

what about the tailights on the trunk? do those too?

[led_fut]

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[3G Jester]

if they are TYC, we know who got them made, eh?

who dat? and why the hell didnt they do the center peice too?
i still think mike's tail lights are the coolest ever on a 3g. ever.

[2drSE-i]

military mase's, i love them :D

[myaccord7]

why didnt anyone buy them? if no one buys any of them theyll stop making them. i thought they looked good. price wasnt too bad. if i had the money i would buy some.


zach

[3G Jester]

ok mase's are really hot too

[bullard123]

hehe.. as opposed to putting you out of business, they might get you business from cats who want clear center sections :rockon:

if the centers were clear on top too that'd be tight.. i'd be better than the all reds thats for sure

You know what I think you are right. The center ones are a lot easier to make also.

[2drSE-i]

Here's a quick and dirty chop of the ebay lights for comparison. Not the best chop, but it'll give you the idea. BTW, I already bought them and will post pics after install. I think they'll look pretty good even w/ the stock centers.
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stockhttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid193/p99292324f9eddbcadd97dd169188447c/f18745b4.jpg
ebaylightshttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid193/p9b0315fd331c4a9540cc9b79a30b37a3/f187450c.jpg


he said he bought them, so we shall see

btw, if apc made them, theyd look like shit and be 200 dollars

[crazykamper]

They actually do look exactly like the older carolla lights, i saw one yesturday, and i remembered what someone else said. but either way. i would for sure get them, if i had the money that is. i would get them regardless the price if they came with the center pieces too.

[carotman]

if they are TYC, we know who got them made, eh?
Lol

I didn't send them an email this year. It was only a matter of time until they realise that they only had to change the plastic color to offer some styling for our cars.

Without the center trunk piece, these are useless IMO. With a shaved trunk, it would look like an older Corolla as well.

[Vanilla Sky]

still, though, you bugged them for what, 5 years? if they are the ones that make them, i say we all right an "i told you so" letter to them.

[ICEMAN707]

I just hope they are not cheap quality like those Procarparts clear corners i got. I still got them and they work well, but the plastic and rubber gasket is way cheap quality for the price.

[thegreatdane]

still, though, you bugged them for what, 5 years? if they are the ones that make them, i say we all right an "i told you so" letter to them.

lol, how about instead we tell them that we wont buy any unless they start making the center pieces as well.

Carotman, didnt you get a negative response each time from TYC?

[carotman]

lol, how about instead we tell them that we wont buy any unless they start making the center pieces as well.
Carotman, didnt you get a negative response each time from TYC?

Yeah, that's what we need to do. This is why I tried to contact the Ebay seller to know who makes them. So far, no answer.

And you're right about TYC, they weren't interested as far as I know

[2drSE-i]

procarparts rubber gaskets were just a shitty as the stock one

[paso100]

Just got the lights and I'm a little miffed: one of the lights is cracked big time. I emailed the seller so we'll see how good he is about exchanging defective products. Otherwise, the quality is just OK; seal has large gaps on the bottom and doesn't look thoroughly glued on top either.:mad:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p826253857667ee3e078ba8c20c22faef/f17ef9d9.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p7f00539c7108de60d40976022cc3814a/f17ef935.jpg

[gfrg88]

other than the crack on them they look pretty badass :rockon:

[phrenology]

Just got the lights and I'm a little miffed: one of the lights is cracked big time. I emailed the seller so we'll see how good he is about exchanging defective products. Otherwise, the quality is just OK; seal has large gaps on the bottom and doesn't look thoroughly glued on top either.:mad:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p826253857667ee3e078ba8c20c22faef/f17ef9d9.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p7f00539c7108de60d40976022cc3814a/f17ef935.jpg

Wait is the crack in one of the center pieces??? That looks like a center piece that you're holding, no? So they are 4 part after market lights? :dunno:

[gfrg88]

thats just the side of the outer talight....

[bullard123]

Here is a pic of the center piece I made. Gives you a picture of what it looks like.http://www.3geez.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3764&d=1098928296

[3G Jester]

Here is a pic of the center piece I made. Gives you a picture of what it looks like.
:redx: :redx: :redx:

great pics!!!

[gfrg88]

i dont see anything

[carotman]

Just got the lights and I'm a little miffed: one of the lights is cracked big time. I emailed the seller so we'll see how good he is about exchanging defective products. Otherwise, the quality is just OK; seal has large gaps on the bottom and doesn't look thoroughly glued on top either.:mad:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p826253857667ee3e078ba8c20c22faef/f17ef9d9.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p7f00539c7108de60d40976022cc3814a/f17ef935.jpg

Can you tell us what's printed on the front of the taillight (on the red part)

Or just take a close up picture of it.

[bullard123]

http://www.3geez.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3762&d=1098927840

Here is another one.

[paso100]

The ebay lights are made by Sonar, manufactured in Hosan, Korea.

[ICEMAN707]

they look damn good. looks like the crack is a UPS fault. that's why you inspect your stuff before you let the driver drive off, or else you are SOL. im gonna order a pair too but im gonna tell the seller to package it better next time and put FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE in big red letters on the box.

[3G Jester]

glad to see you edited your post with the pics :) i think they look realy great! you should take some close pics of them. looks good.

[crazykamper]

holy shinto! those are freakin nice. as soon as i get some money, its going into a cai, and then when i get some more money, ill get them tails. lol.

[getready]

They do look really nice. I'd like a pair.

My friend just got a 2000 civic si, clear and red tails. I'd like to somehow get something similar to the ebay lights, but clear and red. The Si lights look nice.

[HondaBoy]

i was lookin at my car last night. i dont think it would look that great with red/clear tails. i dunno. i may tint the top red and then smoke them, or just smoke them like they are. anyway, show us some pix of them on when you get to that. oh, and phrenology, the part you're looking at is the side of the tail light that you'd see from the fender side.

[paso100]

OK, I wanted to make sure these ebay lights fit; they fit fine.
Stock lights on the left, ebay lights on the right. I'm still glad I got them. (after they replace the cracked one they sent me.) What's the verdict?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p497e4aa954a71f52c7103b53bdfa2f5d/f17c4548.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/pa8a5ff1ed88a446813f8c3ccc08d9ce2/f17c457c.jpg
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BTW, I didn't close my trunk all the way. They line up fine with the centers.

[Magny]

looks alittle off but still, if they could make the center pieces too at the same line then hell yeah lol

[ICEMAN707]

definitely looks alot cleaner. accents the rims nicely.

[Baveara]

yeah what they said

[2drSE-i]

dude baveara no more post whoring......only ct is aloud.

imo it looks like his trunk is misaligned, not the lights. is it?

[paso100]

Noooo... I just didn't close the trunk all the way as I didn't screw down the lights or mess 'em up as I'm returning them for exchange........they'll line up fine w/ the centers.

[3gn86lxi]

God....if only they did a complete set with centers!!! I won't do them unless all my lights match.:sad2:
Oh, well.

[bullard123]

You guys should just do what my buddy The Asian Inside did, he shaved his trunk tail lights so he just has the outer taillights. It makes the car look so sweet. He has the syper body kit too.

[smufguy]

i change my mind, ill keep the stock ones. :(

[3G Jester]

looks good. needs a center peice though. someone should email them and tell them they culd get x number of orders/ maybe even pre-orders! from this site...but someone would need to gather a list.
but im sure pre-orders wouldnt be bad since someone got them and knows they are great and all they need is a center peice

[2drSE-i]

aww travis, did u draw your av yourself? :kekeke:

i wanna set of coupe tails :)

[3G Jester]

yup :) i cant hide my desires.

[ICEMAN707]

It's not fair he is selling 4gee tails for half the price and with center sections:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93-HONDA-ACCORD-4DR-ALL-RED-HALO-ALTEZZA-TAIL-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ8014434657QQcategoryZ33716QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem
But I think it's not his fault. It depends on the manufacturer he gets the tails from. But at $95 for a set of tails for our cars, it's a bargain considering how much a dealer would rape you for a brand new set of OEM ones. I just hope those aftermarket ones are OEM quality if not better.

[ICEMAN707]

You guys should just do what my buddy The Asian Inside did, he shaved his trunk tail lights so he just has the outer taillights. It makes the car look so sweet. He has the syper body kit too.

hmm got any pics of that car? sounds interesting.

[TheAsianInside]

hey ericw did you get your broken taillight replaced by the guy yet?

[TheAsianInside]

hey paso100 did you get your broken taillight replaced by the guy yet? sorry i asked ericw the same question.

[paso100]

Not yet. The ebay seller told me UPS broke it and to contact UPS, who were SLOW in picking up the package. UPS says they'll return it to the shipper. Either way, the seller included insurance in his price.... I just wish they'd hurry up. Tis the season — for shipping delays. I'll post pics as soon as I get them.

[TheAsianInside]

yeah because i bought the taillights too but both of mine were broke and the guy isn't e-mailin me back yet

[paso100]

:mad: It figures. I just emailed them and asked about the status and told them to double wrap when they send the new ones. I'm going to be VERY pissed if I get more broken lights. I don't know about this seller after hearing you got broken ones too.:uh:
If I don't get a response I'll be contacting PayPal for my money back, but I'm willing to see if the seller will come through first.

[TheAsianInside]

yeah i'm just tryin to get the tailights because i've been waiting for them so long and then they were broke it sucks...how long did it take for him to e-mail you back because it's been 4 days for me

[paso100]

He emd me w/ instructions to contact UPS the day after I told him they were broken. UPS picked up the lights on the 18th (?) No word yet, but I'll cut 'em some slack due to the holiday.

[TheAsianInside]

yeah me too i just want to get all this figured out because he hasn't said anything to me again...at least it (hopefully) will be worth the wait. I'll agree with you on the packaging part because the wrapping sucked

[TheWatcher]

Looks to me like they are altered stock tail lights, so they are NO LONGER DOT LEGAL. In the 808, I would get a ticket everytime I passed a blue & white. So for me, it's worthless, absolutely worthless.

Plus here we have something called recon for vehicles that are modified (dropped, rims, etc.). I could never get my recon w/ those tail lights.

PM me, if we ever get something DOT legal.

I hope everyone else has better luck w/ the cops elsewhere.

Peace.

[88LXi68]

they actually look pretty good considering there has never been anything made for the car. They definitely need to make the center section though...

[paso100]

Here are the ebay red/clear tails. Buyer beware: the first set the seller sent me was cracked. It took about a month to get a replacement set, which is in good condition. Everything fits fine, easy to put on, etc.
I'll take daytime pics when I get a chance.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/pa95cafda94d3d9b67e2776cddfbaf522/f12fc806.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/pdf923a7430b0e11b1eb17838d14314b7/f12fc854.jpg
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[getready]

doesnt look half bad :dunno:

[suvsareretarded]

Why are the inner lights a different color?

[paso100]

The inner lights are stock.

[getready]

speaking of which, why dont you just clear them and the stock centers, and then paint them the same color. That'd look good

[paso100]

I'll be working on the centers later. I haven't decided whether to make them clear or darker, leaning toward darker to match the car. One thing at a time, lol.

[suvsareretarded]

The inner lights are stock.

So the red plastic doesn't match up with the stock red plastic? That stinks. Why don't they just start using the right colored plastic?

PS: The newer lights look a lot cleaner and nicer than the original ones, I just don't get why they don't match.

[ex1z7]

So the red plastic doesn't match up with the stock red plastic? That stinks. Why don't they just start using the right colored plastic?
PS: The newer lights look a lot cleaner and nicer than the original ones, I just don't get why they don't match.

They dont match because one is nearly 20 years old, and the other is a month or two old. Plastic changes colour over time....

They look cleaner because they're newer.

And the company that sells them is dodgy and lazy - and didn't make the inner two lights too.

Lazy bastards.

[gfrg88]

if you were to complete black out the centers it would look as if youve shaved the truck wich i dont think would look bat at all
btw i think you should get some kind of red bulb or something cause it look a little more clear than red, but that might just be the picture, they look pretty good though :rockon:


ps: you have the same tip as i do :kekeke:

[smufguy]

looking at how the light actually refracts thru the aftermarket lens, i pretty much have to say that they just suck. Its a lot cleaner to paint the whole stock tails Candy red rather than buy this damn housing. I am very disappointed with the finish.

[carotman]

Yeah this is definetly not too bad looking but the red part should be darker. It's not that the OEM lights changed color, it's because the newer one isn't as good as the OEM one. Maybe using a red bulb would give better results.

[bullard123]

hmm got any pics of that car? sounds interesting.


Yeah it looks good. He is waiting for a replacment set of clear/red tails. After he gets them I'll post pics of his and mine.

[thegreatdane]

The lighting does look a little weird. Did you use the ordinary or colored bulbs?

[88LXi68]

I think it would look pretty good if they company just made the center piece.

[HondaBoy]

probley the inner lights use a higher amount of red coloring in the stock lights than aftermarket which is going to be lower quality. i've notice this on a lot of aftermarket tails. they will tend to shine orangeish with clear bulbs, unless you use a red bulb or tint the lense.

[ex1z7]

How hard is it to cover the inner two lights with either sheet metal, or just black them out (given you have a black car..)

I figure they'd look alot better with red lights in the red brake part, instead of that orangey tint they got going on now..

[Mattphi]

Heres some pics of my old tails. I painted all the yellow parts black. So i think that would look badass on the centers...just leave the back up lights clear and spray the yellow black....
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/533000-533999/533480_85_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/533000-533999/533480_75_full.jpg
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http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/533000-533999/533480_74_full.jpg

[paso100]

Here are some daylight pics. I notice more of a difference between old and new in the shade. I like mattphi's idea and might do that, too, and keep the clears because they're so different. I think the clears tie in well w/ the darker body color, wheels and clear fronts.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/pa2b306316292eecf1396616896e72af1/f1291f1f.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/p52d7ee05c47cab548854ba3b7cdb5435/f1291ef3.jpg
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